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Well, it looks like those faithful to Rockstar Games' Grand Theft Auto franchise will be able to steal cars in New York City in Grand Theft Auto IV. The newest GTA, which won't be released until mid-October is actually a sequel to GTA III, which took place in a "quasi-NYC". It wasn't enough to have Activision's game True Crime, where you could be a rogue street cop (maybe not so far from the truth), but now you can steal cars and beat people up. It's almost like an updated version of Rockstar's own video game version of The Warriors.
The trailer features several prominent NYC landmarks and it even has a graffiti covered subway. The Cyclone is now the Screamer and the MetLife building is the GetaLife building. Is that really a secret message from Rockstar to their audience?
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The thing that everyone forgets about these games is that they're just really well made. There's lots of "crime" themed games out there and they all tend to suck. It has little to do with amorality or beating up hookers or whatever.. Only the GTA series has the immense world, the mission flexibility and the depth of gameplay, mixed with a satirical and irreverent tone. The GTA games are just FUN.
I can't WAIT to play this!!
This...looks...so...awesome.
And how about Rockstar's cultural acumen? Choosing to make the main character a middle eastern? Brilliant. (I'm just assuming that's what he is, I can't be sure.)
Great looking game, but this article is a joke.
"But now you can steal cars and beat people up."
What on earth are you talking about? You've been able to do that since GTA3.
"Is that really a secret message from Rockstar to their audience?"
More like a not so secret message to you.
What a condescending, pompous piece of drivel.
This game is going to be utterly insane.
Jesus -
"What on earth are you talking about? You've been able to do that since GTA3."
Incorrect. You've been able to do this since the first game in the series. Please check your facts before you try to correct others.
Ya, you're right. I had a brain fart and thought that you could only kill people straight up in the first two, but I do remember being able to knock people down with your fists now that you mention it. I suppose that I got confused since you could actually engage people into having a fist fight with you starting with GTA3.
However, I firmly stand by my comment that the person who wrote that article is a total moron.
Yeah, I don't exactly expect the Gothamist editors to know their stuff when it comes to gaming, either. peace.
All you whyte boys and your misdirected rage...which we know is all about your limp, flacid consoles...nothing worse than a whtye child behind the controls.
Why not make it real and go take a walk thru the hood...momyboy panty liners.
Wawawa Gaming...Wawawa!!!
KOYAANISQATSI!!
(the music used in the trailer was from Philip Glass's soundtrack to Koyaanisqatsi. If you've seen the movie I think you'd see it was a perfect choice of music.)
No it's called "Free Enterprise" ! Sure it makes New York look bad and all . Just wait until one of those programmers develops a game based on actual facts about what New york city currently is . I can see it now, Police tracking down black, and Hispanic motorist too beat the shit out of them . Then as a bonus you would get a free rally from Al Sharpton ! Yeah right we New Yorkers really get hammered with this videogame ! I'm so dispondent I think I'm going too go and vote Republican !
squidfly: misdirected rage? wtf? are you saying its better to kill people and commit crime in real life?
and to #2, the character is obviously Russian, not middle eastern.
[10] Posted by: whatever | March 31, 2007 9:44 AM
It's Civil Rights thing...you wouldn't understand...
squidfly: likely a self-hating white person, or a suicidal white-ified black person. Everyone knows these games sell as much to blacks as whites.
I love the GTA series. If Rockstar games wasn't creating these games, someone else would be.
I am pretty sure that the article refers to the fact that in "True Crime" you could steal cars and hurt people, but it wasn't as lenient on randomly assaulting innocent passerby. And that now, you can, because GTAIV is the next game set in a realistically rendered NYC, which will replace "True Crime: NYC" (most likely) as the most faithful adaptation of the city into a video game. Hey, I like GTA too, and I agree the game is what you make of it...
But, uh, perhaps don't fly off the handle because you percieve someone doesn't know something about a game you like, "Jesus You're Dumb"? Eh?
The fact that this author is clueless is no misperception.
"The MetLife building is the GetaLife building. Is that really a secret message from Rockstar to their audience?"
Barf.
i heard you can also go to hoboken in this game. Is this true? If so what other parts of Nj can you travel to.